Injured Oscar fears for World Cup

Oscar wants to help in Chelsea's title push but is wary of exacerbating a hip injury that could force him to miss the World Cup. The 22-year-old has not seen any game time in the Blues' past three matches, although he was on the bench for...

"I'm not playing because I felt a pain due to an injury to the abductor,"

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Brazil midfielder Oscar has signed a new contract with Chelsea that commits him to Stamford Bridge until 2019. The 23-year-old joined the Blues from Brazilian side Internacional in 2012 on a five-year deal and helped Chelsea win the Europa League in his first season in England. "I have enjoyed playing here for two years and now I have five more, so I am very happy," he told the...

Jose Mourinho, Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Júnior, Chelsea, Southampton, Premier League Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho expressed his disappointment after Oscar's dive during Wednesday's impressive 3-0 win at Southampton. Mourinho's men won their third Premier League match in a row thanks to second-half goals from Fernando Torres, Willian and Oscar. Oscar thought he should have been...

The playmaker has proven to be a regular for Luiz Felipe Scolari's Brazil, but winning the World Cup could prove an easier feat than holding down a place in Jose Mourinho's side The bare facts are that Chelsea have produced two World Cup winners in their 109-year history. They could have three more by the middle of July. Yet while Oscar, Ramires and Willian may return to...

The playmaker has proven to be a regular for Luiz Felipe Scolari's Brazil, but winning the World Cup could prove an easier feat than holding down a place in Jose Mourinho's side The bare facts are that Chelsea have produced two World Cup winners in their 109-year history. They could have three more by the middle of July. Yet while Oscar, Ramires and Willian may return to...

Oscar was just three years old when his father was killed in a car crash. "I play football because of him," Oscar says. "My father loved to play the game, he never became a professional but when he was younger everyone would say he was good enough and when I heard people talking about him, I wanted to emulate him. So I started to play." Circumstance prevented Oscar dos Santos...

Oscar: Held talks with Real Madrid before moving to Stamford Bridge Oscar has revealed that he came close to signing for Real Madrid before completing a switch to Chelsea in 2012. Once the door was opened for a move away from Internactional, European interest in the Brazilian playmaker mounted steadily. Real have invested wisely in the South American market in the past, and...

Oscar came through the youth academy at União Barbarense and impressed from an early age. Oscar subsequently joined São Paulo FC in 2004, at the age of 14. He made his professional debut in 2008. In 2009, was his first season where he made 11 appearances for the first team aged just 17. Oscar joined Internacional after a contractual dispute with his former club São Paulo, with Oscar's agent claiming that the club had not paid the salaries that they had promised Oscar. Consequently, Oscar's representatives argued that his contract with São Paulo was null and void whereupon Oscar joined Internacional as a free agent. São Paulo continued to claim that Oscar belonged to them and lodged legal appeals which would prevent Oscar from playing for Inter in vital Copa Libertadores fixtures before a settlement was agreed upon between São Paulo and Internacional on 30 May, 2012. Oscar's first season at Internacional was blighted by injury. However, he excelled in the 2011 season, making 44 appearances, scoring 13 goals and creating 13 assists.

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